MSJC Volleyball Wins Two Home Matches
The MSJC women's volleyball team won a pair of matches on Friday at home as they swept Santiago Canyon and had a thrilling five set comeback win over Palomar.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
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25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
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25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
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21 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Team Stats
Santiago Canyon
| Game Statistics | Santiago Canyon | Mt. San Jacinto |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .000 | .250 |
| Blocks | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Digs | 15 | 32 |
| Aces | 3 | 14 |
Palomar
| Game Statistics | Palomar | Mt. San Jacinto |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .150 | .219 |
| Blocks | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Digs | 45 | 50 |
| Aces | 9 | 5 |
The MSJC women's volleyball team won a pair of matches on Friday at home as they swept Santiago Canyon and had a thrilling five set comeback win over Palomar.
The Eagles opened the day with an easy win over Santiago Canyon taking the match by scores of 25-12, 25-12, and 25-17. MSJC used a balanced offense as six players had between 4 and 7 kills in the match led by 7 from Megan Gajda. Mckenna Conklin added 6 while both Hailey Frary and Carley Kruse had 5 each, Brooklynn Thomas and Josephine Springer both knocked down 4 kills in the win. Trysta Vincelli passed out 22 assists and Kalia Anady added 10. Gajda picked up a team best 7 digs and Thomas added 3 block assists.
In the second match of the day the Eagles fell behind early as they lost the opening set to Palomar 21-25. The Comets also took the second set 13-25 to put the Eagles backs against the wall. MSJC fought back to win the third set 25-20 and then dominated the fourth 25-13 to force a fifth and deciding set. In the fifth MSJC jumped out to an early lead and then held on for a 15-13 victory. Conklin had a team high 21 kills in the victory while Thomas added 13 and Kruse 12. Frary led the defensive effort in the middle with 6 block assists, Lynsie Arnold and Anady tied for team high honors with 10 digs each.
The Eagles improved to 4-3 with the two victories and now have a very busy week as they play five times. MSJC will travel to San Diego City on Tuesday for a 5 pm match, they will host Mt. SAC in a home match Wednesday. The Eagles will conclude the week with a match at Riverside on Friday and two at LA Mission on Saturday where they will play both Mission and Porterville.
